At least two people, a woman and a child, were killed and two others were injured after a speeding car hit them on Tuesday morning. The incident happened at National Highway 57 near Purwari Tola under the Phulparas police station in Madhubani district of Bihar. The car was said to be on its way to Madhepura from Patna.
The white SUV bearing number BR- 43E0005, had a legible plate ‘DM-Madhepura’ fixed on the car. Eyewitnesses said the speeding car first hit a woman and then her child and after that it dashed against two labourers working on maintenance work on one flank of the road. The woman and the child died on the spot, while two injured persons were admitted to the Darbhanga Medical College and Hospital.
District Magistrate (DM) of Madhepura Vijay Prakash Meena could not be contacted on phone.
